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Dolphin Beach

Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Dolphin Beach 2 photos

  • Notch Hill

    Notch Hill. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Enos Lake Trails

    Enos Lake Trails. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
6.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C51°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
3824 km/hmph NW
Gusts
5333 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
6.1Good8 am2415
6.2Good9 am2314
5.9Good10 am2616
5.5Good11 am2717
5.8Good12 pm2616
5.9Good1 pm2415
6.3Good2 pm2213
6.2Good3 pm2013
6.2Good4 pm1811
6.6Good5 pm1610
4.6Fair6 pm149
Sat
4.0Fair8 am106
4.0Fair9 am106
3.7Poor10 am42
2.7Poor11 am11
3.0Poor12 pm117
2.8Poor1 pm1811
2.6Poor2 pm2214
2.5Poor3 pm2214
2.5Poor4 pm2012
2.7Poor5 pm2012
3.1Poor6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -0.9 m. High at 11 am, 1.3 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.1 m. High at 11 pm, 1.1 mLow 4 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 11 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 5 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.1 m4 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 4 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 11 pm, 1.1 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 66%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 11%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 11%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 15%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 10%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3.7 km2.3 miNanoose Bay (village)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miQualicum Beach Airport (XQU)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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